Backing

This morning I was told that I could be able to get some help basting this huge quilt on Saturday:

(picture taken before it got its borders. It's even bigger now.) That meant I had to quickly sew together a backing for it:

It would be fantastic to get this basted so I could start quilting it. I'd like to put it on the bed when we move into the new house!

And here's how our first three bonfires looked by the end of the day:

 Three down, six to go.